Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked 



719. Bewick Wren {Tbr^omanes hewickU), L. 5; 

 W. 2.2; T. 2.1. Ads. Above rich, dark cinnamon- 

 brown, tail grayer; below grayisli white; ail but middle 

 pair of .tail-feathers black, outer oiies barred, others 

 tipped with grayish, Notes. Call, "a soft, low, ^/;i;" 

 song, strongly suggesting that of Song Sparrow. 



Range. — Mississippi Valley west to Ihe Plains, north lo Lat. 40°, 

 east to Alleghanles and locally 10 Atlantic States from southern New 

 Jersey to Georgia. 



719a. Vigors Wren {T. h. ^pilurm). Similar to No. 

 719, but smaller, W. 2; upperparts less cinnamon or 

 reddish. 



Range.— California, west of Sierra Nevada .ind smith to Santa 

 Cruz Island. (Bailey.) 



7(9b. Baird Wren {T,h. leucogaster) . Similar to 

 No. 719c, but upperparts grayer. 



Range. ^"Western Texas to southeastern Callforria, and from 

 southern Nevada Utah, and Colorado south over tablelands of Mex- 

 ico to Zacatecas." (Bailey.) 



7l9o. Texas Bewick Wren (7. h. cr^ptus). Simi- 

 larto No. 719. but graver, brown of upperparts not so 

 rich; slightly larger, W. 2.3. 



Range.— "Tejos. except the extreme western corner, states of Nuevo 

 Leon and Tam.iullpas, In Mexico, with probably ICansas. Itidian Ter- 

 ritory and Oitlahoma, migraiory norih ot Texas." (Obernoiser.) 



7 I 9d. Southwest Bewick Wren (7. b. charienturus). 

 Similar to No. yigb but flanks and upper surfars dark- 

 er, eye-stripe rather broader, under tail-coverts more 

 heavily barred, wing shorter, 2. (Oberholser.) 



Ranee.— Coast reeion of souihern California, notili to about Pasa- 

 dena, south to Lat- 28°, Lower California, Santa Catalina Island; 

 resident. (Oberholser.) 



729e. Northwest Bewick Wren (7. ft. caJaphanus). 

 Similar to No. 7193, but bill larger, upper surface 

 usually rather deeper and richer brown, flanks some- 

 what more rufescent; W. 2.1; B..6. (Oberholser.) 



Ronge. Pacific slope from Oregon north to southern Vancouver 

 Island, valley of the Praser River, and ^iighlly farther along the 

 mainland coast; probably resident , (Oberholser.) 



719.1. San Clcmente Wren ( Thryomams UuMpkiys) 

 Similar to No. 7i9d, but fl inks and upperparts rather 

 grayer and paler, bill longer, under tail-coverts less 

 neavily barred. (Oberholser.) 



Range.— San Cletnente Island, Calltomia. 



720. Guadalupe Wren (nryomanes Prmeauda ). 

 L. 4.5; W. 1.9. Ads. Resembling No. 719a, but 

 rump with few or no concealed white spots; tail dull 

 grayish brown, narrowly and indistinctly barred with 

 dusky, two or three outer feathers with brownish gray 

 tips. (Ridgw.) 



Range.— Guadalupe Islatid, Lower Call Joml a. 



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